The Cover Girls

Latin freestyle trailblazers the Cover Girls formed in New York City in 1986 and exerted a firm grip on the charts for the next ten years. Quickly morphing into contemporary pop culture icons, they performed on American Bandstand and appeared on the soundtrack for the 1988 hit Eddie Murphy-starring film Coming to America. The group, initially comprising singers Louise "Angel" Sabater, Caroline Jackson, and Sunshine Wright, were founded by music producer and songwriter Andy "Panda" Tripoli and music promoter and dance club owner Sal Abbatiello. They hit the ground running with their debut 1986 single "Show Me," which graced the Billboard Hot 100 and flung open the doors to a debut album of the same name. The LP also spawned two Top 40 singles in "Because of You" and "Promise Me." In late 1987, Sunshine Wright was replaced with Margo Urban and the group went on to reap hit after hit during the late 1980s and early 1990s, taking in favourites such as "My Heart Skips a Beat," "We Can't Go Wrong," and "Funk Boutique." They released three more studio albums, 1989's We Can't Go Wrong—which preceded another personnel change, with Louise "Angel" Sabater replaced by Evelyn Escalera—1992's Here It Is—which yielded a hit in their cover version of the Rose Royce 1978 song "Wishing on a Star"—and Satisfy in 1996. During the Here It Is era, Margo Urban was swapped out for Evelyn Escalera and  Michelle Valentine became a short-lived new addition, only to be replaced by Gayle Ellis. The group went on hiatus shortly after. They returned in 2001 and released the "Hooked On You (Remix)" one year later.